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Opening ceremony June 18 followed by Arctic Market and first concert since pandemic began

Temperatures set to hit 29C Wednesday and Thursday

The GNWT and NWT Teachers Association (NWTTA) have reached a tentative agreement in ongoing negotiations over the collective agreement, according to a joint news release on June 22.

Youth in all 33 communities of the NWT will now have access to COVID-19 vaccines through their local health centres, the GNWT said in a new release on June 22.

The Dene Nation and Northwest Territories RCMP are about to begin a new shared effort to repair long-lasting tensions between policing and Indigenous people, which if successful, could set a precedent across the country.

The Yellowknives Dene First Nation hosted the city’s only National Indigenous Peoples Day festivities this year under a warm, sunny sky at the Wiilideh traditional site on the Yellowknife River.

Effective at 5 p.m. on June 21, vaccinated residents, non-resident essential service workers and other travellers with exemptions who are fully vaccinated no longer need to self-isolate upon entry to the NWT.

The Hay River Health and Social Services Authority is reporting that “an incident” happened at “a facility” in the town on June 16 but refused to provide any details.

The first day of the “unwound” Hay Days Festival kicked off under warm, sunny skies at the Fisherman’s Wharf on June 19.

There is one active fire in the Dehcho region and some areas in the NWT face high danger levels of wildfires, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) reported on June 21.